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BYU was voted as the top non-Power 5 school that deserves to be in a Power 5 conference in ESPN's weekly college football poll of the FBS head coaches #1QFor128.
BYU received 24 percent of the votes, edging East Carolina (21 percent) and Boise State (19 percent) in the poll, conducted by ESPN's Brett McMurphy.
Cincinnati and Houston tied for fourth, each receiving 8 percent of the votes. UCF was sixth (6 percent), followed by Marshall (5 percent). Other schools receiving votes: UConn, San Diego State, Fresno State, Navy, SMU and Temple.
Of the 13 schools that received votes, there are seven American Athletic Conference members, three from the Mountain West, two independents and one from Conference USA.
Nearly one-third of the coaches from the Power 5 conferences (ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC and Pac-12) who voted chose BYU (30 percent), followed by Boise State (16 percent), East Carolina (11 percent), Houston (9 percent) and Cincinnati (7 percent).
Voting Breakdown
Who the Power 5 coaches voted for (by percent): BYU 30; Boise State 16; East Carolina 11; Houston 9; Cincinnati 7; Marshall 5; UCF 5.
Who the Group of 5 coaches voted for (by percent): East Carolina 30; Boise State 22; BYU 20; Cincinnati 8; UCF 8; Houston 6; Marshall 6.
The coaches from the Group of 5 conferences (American, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West, Sun Belt) voted East Carolina (30 percent) as the most deserving, then Boise State (22 percent), BYU (20 percent), Cincinnati and UCF, with 8 percent each.